Gun violence is plaguing the Garden State. According to state police data, the first five months of 2021 saw a 45 percent increase in shooting victims compared to the same period in 2018. Last year, the capital city, Trenton, reported a record-setting 40 homicides. A mass shooting in a rural part of South Jersey last month left three people dead and 11 injured, but no arrests on murder charges.   

So what are New Jersey lawmakers doing about gun control? Just about nothing at all.

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